At the very bottom of spreadsheet click and drag the horizontal scroll bar right to reveal additional months of test results and tips about interpreting the values. Just below the scroll bar or you can also select a tab for a month and view the actual test result documents. Or Click To Access The Spreadsheet […]
Year: 2022
Free Spay or Neuter Surgery Available
Animal Protection League (APL) of East Texas, also on Facebook, receives a periodic grant to provide free spays and neuters for cats and dogs of people who live within 25 miles of the APL main office location and who are receiving government assistance. FREE surgery eligibility is based on distance from their Longview office, but […]
Help This Cat!
Things Rescuers Hear Every Freaking Day Adapted from a Facebook post by Jenny Luca President of TNR Taskforce in Brookhaven, NY. A finder says, “I just found this cat. I think it needs help. It’s been laying there for 3 days. I’ve passed it 3 times already. I can’t help it. I can’t drop it […]
Injections or Pills For FIP?
The applicability of injections or pills can vary by circumstance, by a cat’s symptoms, and by a cat’s demeanor, and depending if digestive tract issues like vomiting or diarrhea are present, so please understand that I am just offering my perspective after having given ten days of twice-daily injections (20 total injections) and the remaining […]
Shelter Kill Rankings
View your county’s shelter kill statistics by clicking your county on this interactive map published by BestFriends.org Click on Rusk County. Click For Interactive Kill Statistics Map
A Box of Dirt And A Bag of Food
Cats don’t ask for much from humans — until after we spoil them 🙂 –, but at minimum, indoor cats do need a box of dirt (a litter box) and a bag of food. Can you help us by contributing a box of dirt and/or a bag of food for the Duncan Home For Wayward […]
Goodbye Hallie
Helping Hallie has been a struggle since she arrived from the colony, but since her last vet visit she had been eating, walking around fine, getting in my lap for pets and lounging, climbing on the cat shelves, and sleeping up high on them, then today she walked under a chair laid down, and never […]
When trying to help goes wrong
THE ROAD TO HADES IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS… When trying to help goes wrong… A kitten or cat shows up at someone’s property and a well-meaning citizen thinks the best thing for the cat or kitten is to scoop them up and take them to the shelter. However, that well-intended act may not have […]
Blue
Blue was discovered caged and terribly neglected along with several other kittens and a multitude of chained-up dogs. (Illegal treatment of animals in Texas) The kittens were emaciated, infested with parasites, dehydrated, and appeared sickly. The dogs were equally in need. On the day of discovery, Blue was standing up against the cage wire looking […]
Mighty Marty’s Big Fall
Do cats remember specific incidents with humans? Do cats appreciate human help? I have syringe-fed Marty and Mom has bathed his bottom countless times since he arrived from the colony as an orphan with severe diarrhea. Even with all that interaction, after he got old enough to eat on his own and explore the house, he did not […]